The St. Louis Blues were looking to end a three-game losing streak and hoped the lapse defense of the San Jose Sharks would be what the doctor ordered. Things got off to a decent start.
The Blues played a decent first 12 minutes or so. As expected against a team with a defense as holy as Swiss cheese, the Blues were outshooting the Sharks by a 7-3 margin.
Unfortunately, the Blues could not add to that shot total with their first power play of the game. The Blues actually could have scored, but their best chance was thwarted when David Perron could not get his stick loose to a puck in front because of a good defensive play by the Sharks.